The Cowboys were shorthanded on the singles side, as Araujo decided to move Alonsogay, who played singles in Canyon’s season opening loss to Simi Valley, to the doubles side.

Araujo said Alonsogay is talented at both singles and doubles and she will continue to play her on both sides depending on the match.

The Mustangs were depleted as well, though, as head coach Ann Kerr was forced to sit out some girls on her doubles squad due to eligibility issues, she said.

But overall, Kerr was happy with the performance of her team in its season opener.

“I think that my one and two were good choices, and we’ve got to bring up our game for number three,” Kerr said. “For doubles, we’re still working on it. We’ll get locked in later as the season progresses.”

To Araujo the win was an important one, coming off the heels of a loss in their season opener on Sept. 1.

Canyon lost that match 18-0, and Araujo said it was important to build up their confidence and belief in themselves going forward.

“It’s challenging because they haven’t really experienced too many wins,” Araujo said. “So to kind of change that, it’s changing their attitude. We’ve been working on that a lot during practice, and before or after a game, to change that. To let them know that they can win, they’re not losers. I think that’s really built their confidence and their playing level too.”

On Tuesday, that confidence level appeared high, and now that the Cowboys are back on the winning side, they’re looking forward to keeping the momentum going.

“This is a team that they’re not used to winning. They have that losing mentality,” Araujo said. “So today, they got a taste of what it is to win. So hopefully they’ll savor it.”